Where is Upper Mink Lake?

Upper Mink Lake is a lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.

How deep is Upper Mink Lake?

Upper Mink Lake has a maximum depth of 23 feet and an average depth of 7.5 feet. The lake covers 51.2 acres.

Upper Mink Lake

Annapolis, Nova Scotia21 haView map Directions

NSECC publishes the water-quality measurements for Upper Mink Lake. Here is what has been measured.

Clarity

3.6 m

Typical for Nova Scotia

Secchi · sampled 1975

Max depth

7 m

Bathymetric survey

Area

21 ha

Surface area

23 ft max depth
Limited data

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Upper Mink Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 m visibility. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 51.2 acres.

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Upper Mink Lake is a 51-acre lake in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia with a maximum depth of 23 feet (8-foot average).

Source: Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change — not the EPA Water Quality Portal, last sampled 1975-08-08. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Upper Mink Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

Clear water11.8 ft of visibility

Swimming conditions

No reading

Limited data

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Upper Mink Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for Nova Scotia Environment and Climate Change and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.

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Water quality measurements for Upper Mink Lake

These are the measurements NSECC publishes for Upper Mink Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.

Good clarity, visible to about 11.8 ft. TSI 42.

Water quality readings
Measure	Reading	Where it sits
Water clarity (Secchi depth)	3.6m	Measured, not scored How deep a black-and-white disk stays visible from the surface. Higher is clearer.
Total phosphorus		No reading The nutrient that most limits algae growth in freshwater. More phosphorus, more algae potential.
Chlorophyll-a (algae)		No reading The green pigment in algae — a direct measure of how much algae is in the water.
Trophic state (TSI)Carlson's 0–100 index of how much algae a lake can support, from clarity, phosphorus and chlorophyll-a.	42	Mesotrophic OligotrophicMesotrophicEutrophicHypereutrophic

Moderate nutrients, good water quality

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Lake Details

Max depth

7 m

Average depth

2.3 m

Surface area

21 ha

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Frequently asked questions about Upper Mink Lake

Where is Upper Mink Lake?: Upper Mink Lake is a lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia. Its water-quality measurements are published by NSECC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Upper Mink Lake?: Upper Mink Lake in Annapolis, Nova Scotia has water-quality measurements published by NSECC, shown here as reported. Water clarity: 3.6 m visibility. Maximum depth: 23 ft. Surface area: 51.2 acres.
Is Upper Mink Lake safe to swim in?: Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Upper Mink Lake?: Upper Mink Lake has a maximum depth of 23 feet and an average depth of 7.5 feet. The lake covers 51.2 acres.